(19)
(11) EP 2 977 902 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
17.08.2016 Bulletin 2016/33

(43) Date of publication A2:
27.01.2016 Bulletin 2016/04

(21) Application number: 15177539.2

(22) Date of filing: 20.07.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 9/50(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 23.07.2014 CN 201410353668

(71) Applicant: Xiaomi Inc.
Beijing 100085 (CN)

(72) Inventors:
  • RU, Yi
    100085 BEIJING (CN)
  • LIU, Huadong
    100085 BEIJING (CN)
  • WANG, Aijun
    100085 BEIJING (CN)
  • SHEN, Xianchao
    100085 BEIJING (CN)
  • ZHANG, Jun
    100085 BEIJING (CN)

(74) Representative: Delumeau, François Guy et al
Cabinet Beau de Loménie 158, rue de l'Université
75340 Paris Cedex 07
75340 Paris Cedex 07 (FR)

   


(54) METHOD AND DEVICE FOR SAVING STORAGE SPACE


(57) The present invention generally relates to a method and a device for saving storage space, pertaining to the field of communication. The method includes: determining (S11) an application to be backed up in applications installed locally; sending (S12) an installation package and data related to the determined application to a server for back-up; uninstalling (S13) locally the application and reserving an icon of the application. The device includes: a determination module, a backup module and an uninstall module. The present invention has the advantages of effectively saving storage space, avoiding the application from occupying storage space for a long time, and reducing waste of storage space.







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